Nicola Adams gunning for world title fight at Elland Road

The two-time Olympic gold medallist from Leeds made her professional debut with a points win over Virginia Noemi Carcamo at Manchester Arena on Saturday night.

Adams, 34, was unspectacular as she shook off the ring rust but promoter Frank Warren believes she can fight for a world title at the home of Leeds United before 2019.

She is set to return to Leeds for her first bout there since she was 13 when she boxes on May 13 at First Direct Arena – but Warren has big ambitions.

He said: “Elland Road? That's the dream. That's what we want to do. We would put Josh (Warrington) on as well.

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“Elland Road? That's the dream. That's what we want to do”

Nicola Adams

“May 13 will help set that up. But, listen, I'm not stupid. The foundations have been laid and it's our job to build on that up to a world title fight. And hopefully we will.”

Adams, who was watched from ringside in Manchester by partner and fellow fighter Marlen Esparza, has not boxed in Leeds since she fought for the first time at a “smoke-filled” working men’s club in the city.

“It was my first amateur fight,” she said. “I got into the ring I was doing the Muhammas Ali Shuffle, I was trying to emulate Prince Naseem as he was about at the time.

“I can’t wait for it. May 13 is the homecoming.

“Everybody was like ‘what the…two girls boxing, what’s that about?’ But after that I couldn’t get another competitive fight until I was 17.

“I boxed Claire Newton, I gave her two eight counts and won unanimously.

“I remember because it was before the smoking ban. In between rounds you could feel the smoke on your lungs.”

Adams will return to San Francisco this week to prepare for her next outing on May 13.